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- 1. Multiple ChoiceQUESTIONS FROM ACT I
Following the narrator's introduction, what event begins the play?the ringing of church bellsthe sound of car brakes screechinga roar of sound and a flash of lightchildren arguing with an ice cream man - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhen the townspeople turn on their radios,they learn that aliens have attackedthey hear nothingthey learn that a meteor has landed nearbythey hear strange, hypnotic music
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy won't Steve Brand's car start?It has run out of gas.The battery is dead.The engine has broken down.Nobody can figure out why.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWho is the first person to suggest that aliens have arrived?Steve BrandMrs. Goodmanthe narratornone of these
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhen Les Goodman's car starts by itself, the others demandthat he give them a ridethat he give them an explanationto listen to his car radiothat he drive to the police station and bring back an officer
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Pete Van Horn leave Maple Street?to catch a space monsterto see whether Floral Street has powerto see whether a power line has brokenHe is afraid of his neighbors.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceLes Goodman tells the others that he is guilty of...insomniasummoning space alienstricking his neighborsnone of these
- 8. Multiple ChoiceSomeone in a "reflective" mood is...thinking deeplysleepingaccepting something at face value
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these means the OPPOSITE of the word instill?installtake awayenjoy
- 10. Multiple ChoiceA "revelation" results in...less information or knowledgea complete lack of information or knowledgenew information or knowledge
- 11. Multiple ChoiceSomeone making "accusations" is trying to...meet peopletell jokesplace blame
- 12. Multiple ChoiceQUESTIONS FROM ACT II
Which character seems to try the hardest to keep the situation on Maple Street from getting out of control?Don MartinCharlie's wifeMrs. GoodmanSteve Brand - 13. Multiple ChoiceSuspicion falls upon Steve Brand because he has built...a spaceshipan enormous shed in his backyarda ham radio seta bookshelf from a strange metallic substance
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Charlie do when a figure approaches from the darkness?fires Don Martin's shotgunholds up his own shotgunlocks himself in his houseruns toward the figure
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWho dies in Act II?Don MartinPete Van Hornthe space monsternobody
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhy does the group's suspicion suddenly fall upon Charlie?his radio begins to playhis car drives away on its ownhis electricity goes onhe shouts something in a strange language
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWho does Charlie accuse of causing the strange happenings?his wifeTommyMrs. BrandSally
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe events on Maple Street are at last explained by...the narratortwo space aliensthe ghost of Pete Van HornCharlie
- 19. Multiple ChoiceAn "explicit" order would be...easily understoodhard to obeyhard to repeat
- 20. Multiple ChoiceA search "warrant" is...a person who investigates traffic accidentsa legal document permitting someone to buy a housea legal document permitting a search of private property
- 21. Multiple ChoiceTwo "converging" lights in the sky would ...move away from each otherchange colorsjoin together into a single light
- 22. Multiple ChoiceGENERAL QUESTIONS FROM THE PLAY
Why do you think the writer made the events occur on Maple Street, USA?The aliens were told to find this street.The setting indicates that small towns are filled with superstitious people.The main characters live on this street.The setting suggests that the events could happen anywhere. - 23. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following events make the residents nervous and arouse their suspicions EXCEPT...one man's power mower stops workingTommy's computer starts displaying strange messages.a screeching roar is heard overheadMrs. Brand's stove stops working.
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhen Tommy tells Mr. Brand not to go downtown, he says, "They don't want you to." To whom is he referring?Aliens from outer space.The residents of Maple StreetThe wivesHis parents
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhy do the residents start to believe Tommy's story?They had read similar stories in books.Tommy has always told the truth before.Fear overtakes their good sense.They think it is wise to consider every possibility.
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement best describes a mob scene?Individual voices are drowned out, and fear and anger take over.Everyone works together to reach an agreement.Individual voices are heard and everyone tries to act together.No one person is important, and each individual is respected.
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe resident's turn against Les Goodman because they...like fifth columnistsdon't like people with foreign carsdistrust anyone who is differentknow the Goodman family owns a ham radio
- 28. Multiple ChoiceAt the opening, the camera pans down to show Maple Street. At this point, the residents seem...friendly with each otherlike a violent mobsuspicious of one anotherlike aliens from outer space
- 29. Multiple ChoiceAt first, the residents do not believe Tommy's tale. A complication arises when...the lights suddenly go on at Steve's houseLes Goodman's car suddenly startsthe neighbors find out that Les Goodman is an alienthe aliens send four creatures to earth to prepare for the landing
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following takes place at the opening of the play?A fight develops between Don Martin and Les Goodman.The narrator describes where and when the teleplay takes place.The car belonging to Steve Brand will not start.A mysterious telephone call is made to Mrs. Brand.
- 31. Multiple ChoiceTommy believes that the power outage was caused by...a total eclipse of the sunhis neighbor, Don Martina strong electrical stormaliens from outer space
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is the best summary of Act I of the play?The neighbors on Maple Street are unhappy because their power is out.Les Goodman frightens his neighbors when his car starts by itself.A strange event causes neighbors to become suspicious of one another.Pete Van Horn leaves Maple Street to see what is happening elsewhere.
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhen the electricity, phones, radios, and mowers went dead, why did Pete Van Horn go to Floral Street?He wanted to see if they had power on that street.He was checking to see if the meteor had landed there.He wanted to make sure no one had been hurt there.He went to check if anyone was home there.
- 34. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Tommy, how did the creatures from outer space prepare things prior to invading?They sent invisible monsters ahead of them.The sent four people that looked like humans but weren't.The tried to start fires after making the power go out.They set up walls around the town.
- 35. Multiple ChoiceHow did Les Goodman defend himself when the woman told what she had seen him doing early in the morning?He said he liked to look up at the stars at night.He said that he had been hearing strange noises overhead.He said that he had insomnia.He said his house had been broken into.
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhen Charlie sees all of Maple Street lit by candles, he says, "Why it's like goin' back into the dark ages or somethin'." Considering what happens in the play, what second meaning would this statement have?The space creatures may take the townspeople to a different time period.The residents have let their fear, rather than their reason, take over.The creatures causing the power failure are from the Dark Ages.People used candles during the Dark Ages.
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Charlie shoot Pete Van Horn?He thinks Pete caused the power failure.He believes Pete is making ham radios.He has seen Pete gazing at the night sky.He sees a dark figure approaching and thinks it is a monster.
- 38. Multiple ChoiceAt the end of the play, it turns out that the real monster is...Tommy's mindthe fear and prejudice of human mindsCharlie's behaviorSteve's mind
- 39. Multiple ChoiceAt the end of the play, the residents of Maple Street are...resolving their own problemsmeeting with the aliensturning on one anothermoving to another town
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following takes place at the opening of the play?A fight develops between Don Martin and Les Goodman.The narrator describes where and when the play takes place.The car belonging to Steve Brand will not start.A mysterious telephone call is made to Mrs. Brand.
- 41. Multiple ChoiceBetween which characters does the conflict of the play develop?Tommy and his friends.all the neighbors on Maple Streetstrangers who move to Maple StreetSteve Brand and the narrator
- 42. Multiple ChoiceWhat emotion motivates Steve in this speech from Act II. "Go ahead, what's my wife said? Let's get it all out. Let's pick out every idiosyncrasy of every single man, woman, and child on the street. And then we might as well set up some kind of kangaroo court. How about a firing squad at dawn, Charlie, so we can get rid of all the suspects?"disgustamusementsorrowlove
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following describes the mood on Maple Street at the end of the play?a tense nightmarea calm return to normala humorous sense of reliefan excited celebration
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following do the people of Maple Street do at the end of the play?The residents violently accuse one another of starting the power failure.The people all leave their homes and run away forever.As a group, they surrender to the mysterious strangers.Once the power is restored, the residents resume their normal lives.
- 45. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement best summarizes the theme of the play?Good neighbors should not object to being observed by the police.When neighbors suspect one another, they can destroy their community.Neighborhoods should be prepared for an invasion from outer space.If everyone is suspected of being dangerous, then no one is dangerous.
- 46. Multiple ChoiceA major section of a play is called a(n)...ScenceActChapterStanza
- 47. Multiple ChoiceInstructions for the director, crew, and actors are called...dialoguecuesstage directionsteleprompters
- 48. Multiple ChoiceSmaller parts of an act are called...epiloguessceneschaptersversions
- 49. Multiple ChoiceWho were the most dangerous enemies on the people on Maple Street?monsters in a space craftthemselvesaliens who looked like human beingsthe people on Floral Street
- 50. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Don do when he saw the figure approaching in the dark?He told everyone to quiet down and stay where they were.He asked Steve to come with him to approach the figure.He told Tommy to try and talk to the approaching figure.He held up a shotgun.
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